Greek islands

Santorini and Mykonos

The Greek islands are the numerous islands belonging to Greece, scattered across the Aegean and Ionian seas.

They number in the thousands, though only a fraction are inhabited.

Major groups include the Cyclades, Dodecanese, and Ionian islands.

The phrase evokes images of whitewashed buildings, blue domes, and Mediterranean tourism: They spent their honeymoon island-hopping through the Greek islands.

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Greece · beaches · fishing boats · Knossos · Aegean Sea · olive groves · olive oil · Crete · Naxos · Mykonos · Corfu · tavernas · whitewashed walls · Byzantine architecture · ferries · traditional villages · whitewashed · blue

Categories
Opposites
land geography type

Greek islandsAttica

Greek region containing Athens

Thessaly · Macedonia · Thrace · hinterland

accessibility/remoteness

Greek islandsAthens

Greece's capital city

Thessaloniki · Peloponnese · Attica · Thrace

tourism character

Greek islandsPiraeus

Chief Greek seaport

mountain villages

Family

islands, Greek

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G